Information Technology Management Reform Act

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The Information Technology Management Reform Act (also known as the Clinger-Cohen Act or CCA) is a United States federal law that was co-authored by U.S. Representative William Clinger and Senator William Cohen in 1996. It is designed to improve the way the federal government acquires and manages information technology (IT). It requires the Department and individual programs to use performance based management principles for acquiring IT, including National Security Systems (NSS). These principles include:

*Plan major IT investments.

*Revise processes before investment.

*Enforce accountability for performance.

*Use standards.

*Increase acquisition and incorporation of commercial technology.

*Use modular contracting.

The CCA generated a number of significant changes in the roles and responsibilities of various Federal agencies in managing acquisition of IT, including NSS; it elevated oversight responsibility to the Director, OMB, and established and gave oversight responsibilities to the departmental CIO offices. In the Department of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration (or ASD(NII)) has been designated as the DoD Chief Information Officer and provides management and oversight of all DoD information technology, including national security systems.

The Clinger-Cohen Act mandates the use of a formal Enterprise architecture process for all Federal agencies.

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Information Technology Management Reform Act

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